National Agreement 2006-2011 - NALC Branch 1100

DPS mail being received at the unit. The results of the recent
route inspection and evaluation will be used to determine a
new impact and construct a new plan or management may
wait for the plan levels to be received. The 18-month period
runs from the first day after the week of route inspection. For
purposes of this agreement, a future event is defined as mail
being received at a delivery unit in DPS order.
Within 60 days of implementing the planned adjustments for
future automated events, the parties will revisit those adjustments
to ensure that routes are as near to 8 hours daily, as possible.
Both the planned adjustments and subsequent minor
adjustments that may be necessary to ensure compliance will
be based on the most recent route inspection data for the route.
However, if the future event occurs after the 18-month time
limit expires, a new mail count, route inspection and evaluation
must occur, unless the local parties agree otherwise.
Methodology
Where the future event is the introduction of Delivery Point
Bar Coding (DPBC) for existing equipment or equipment that
will cause a certain percentage of letter mail to be received by
the unit in DPS, the following methodology will be used to
estimate the impact of the event on city delivery routes:
Step 1. Determine the percentage of letter-sized mail targeted
to be received in DPS order on the date when the adjustments
will be implemented.
Step 2. Multiply percentage determined in Step l by the average
letter-sized mail received during the week of count and
inspection (from PS Form 1840, Column 1) to determine the
number of letters for each route, targeted to be received in
DPS order.
Step 3. Divide letters targeted to be received in DPS order (as
determined in Step 2) by 18.
Step 4. Divide letters targeted to be received in DPS order (as
determined in Step 2) by 70.
Step 5. Add results of Steps 3 and 4 to determine estimated
impact.
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